Chapter 113 After I die, can you... keep vigil for me?
Shen Minyan cooperated with Shen Tailun on the project. It can be said that Shen Tailun was his benefactor, who helped him a lot both openly and secretly.
But the godson thing was really nonsense, and Shen Minyan's inner wall was so strong that he did not agree.
He later paid a visit to Shen Tailun's wife, a middle-aged woman named Xu Qiao.
Xu Qiao is almost fifty years old, but time has not left many traces on her.
The woman smiled when she saw him coming. When she narrowed her beautiful eyes, the corners of her eyes finally revealed some traces of erosion by time.
"Minyan, come quickly, have you eaten yet? I'll ask Auntie to make it for you."
Xu Qiao pulled the young man's arm and went to the living room, ignoring the man's unfamiliar expression.
"I heard from Lao Shen that you like to eat chicken, right? Why didn't you tell me earlier when you came? I'll ask Auntie to make you a bowl of chicken soup. Why do you have such dark circles under your eyes? I'm telling you, young people, don't think you're in good health and don't take care of your body. You'll suffer when you get old..."
Shen Minyan's whole body was numb. He remembered that he clearly hated people who made noises in his ears.
But now when he heard Xu Qiao's voice, he felt a warm current enveloping his whole body.
He doesn't object.
"......Auntie, don't bother."
Xu Qiao smiled and said it was not a trouble, then he stood up and asked his aunt to buy a fresh chicken to make soup for him.
Xu Qiao believed in fate, otherwise why would they choose the small company where Shen Minyan worked from among so many construction companies? There were so many young talents in North City, but only Shen Minyan caught their eyes.
The chicken soup was ready, but Shen Minyan didn't drink it.
He firmly believed that the couple must have other intentions towards him, but they were already the richest people in North City, so what could they want from a poor boy like him?
"We are old now, and we have long wanted to step back behind the scenes. As you can see, I can't give up the career I have worked so hard for my whole life. We don't have any children, and when we were young, we wanted to adopt a few and raise them..."
Here, Shen Minyan was hesitant to speak. He didn't know why Shen Tailun and his wife failed to adopt the child. Perhaps it was like what happened to him before. They didn't like the child after trying it out and gave it up.
Xu Qiao continued, smiling gently: "Minyan, Old Shen and I want to adopt you as our godson simply because we think you are a good person. When we are old, we will have someone to take care of us and carry our coffins."
Shen Minyan raised his eyes: “Auntie, you are still very young.”
He recalled the first time he met Xu Qiao, which was at a business banquet.
Although he had achieved some small success at that time, he was still at the bottom of the list for such high-level banquets.
It was just that I happened to meet Xu Qiao, who was suffering from heart discomfort, and made a phone call for her.
This was not a favor at all. He didn't even know who Xu Qiao was at that time.
Xu Qiao liked the fact that he looked cold but was actually kind-hearted. Plus, Shen Minyan's last name was also Shen. If this wasn't a fate arranged by the gods in heaven, then what was this?
The words of refusal were stuck in his throat, and Shen Minyan felt meanly that if he agreed, he would definitely get a lot of benefits.
But he knew very well that he was not worthy of the couple's kindness to him. He did not have a brilliant academic background or elegant conversation, nor did he have a background that matched his status.
Shen Minyan forgot how he walked out of the Shen family. He was just an ordinary person, even worse than an ordinary person, with a haggard and miserable appearance.
If he agreed, how would others look at him? They would laugh at him for being poor and yet climbing up the Shen family's ladder, and having access to wealth and power that did not belong to him.
The Shen family's door lintel was magnificent and golden, a place he could never enter. Everything inside was so exquisite that he dared not touch it...
Shen Minyan was eager to change his fate, and he knew that being Shen Tailun's adopted son was definitely a smooth shortcut.
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For a period of time afterwards, he deliberately avoided contact with Shen Tailun and avoided all projects related to the Shen Group.
He worked harder than before, maybe one day in the future, he would be able to carve out a world of his own, maybe at that time, he would be able to hold his chest high and accept the kindness of Mr. and Mrs. Shen Tailun towards him.
He acted too distant, and Shen Tailun and his wife understood what he meant, and Shen Minyan didn’t see each other for a long time.
The Shen family's huge fortune requires a powerful heir, and Shen Minyan knows that they will definitely not give up looking for such a person.
It’s just that fate is unpredictable. Half a month later, Shen Minyan received a call from Shen Tailun.
Xu Qiao is critically ill and says he wants to see him.
When Shen Minyan rushed to the hospital, his hands were still numb, and his heart was replaced by panic and fear.
The closer he got to the ward, the heavier his steps became. He knew he couldn't face Xu Qiao.
During his growing up process, Xu Qiao was the only woman who gave him warmth, remembered his favorite foods, and reminded him to take care of his health while working.
Xu Qiao, lying on the hospital bed, seemed to have aged a lot overnight. She was wearing an oxygen mask and her eyes were full of pleading and eagerness.
Chen Minyan had been an orphan since childhood, and he couldn't understand why some people wanted to recognize him as their son after only meeting him once.
"People's Banquet..." Xu Qiao's voice was weak, but it contained endless anticipation.
She knew that she was just asking for repayment, but she really didn't want her husband to lose his passion for life after she left.
"Child, after I die, can you... keep vigil for me?"
Shen Minyan's body was stiff, his lips trembling. The meaning of keeping vigil was self-evident, but if he didn't agree, Xu Qiao would definitely leave with regret.
He didn't want Xu Qiao to have any regrets in this world.
"I don't ask you to agree to be my godson, I only ask you to keep vigil for me..." said the seriously ill woman, with turbid tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes and slowly sliding down her cheeks.
Shen Minyan agreed, promised to keep vigil for her after her death, and also promised to be her and Shen Tailun's godson.
Later, Xu Qiao's operation was successful, and it was not yet time for Shen Minyan to hold vigil for her.
The woman regained her former spirit and organized the largest banquet in the whole of North City so far, announcing to everyone that Shen Minyan was her, Xu Qiao's, son from now on.
After that, Shen Minyan did not take over the Shen Group immediately. Instead, he insisted on making a career on his own and making all the old people in the Shen Group recognize him before he followed Shen Tailun to learn how to manage the company.
The inspirational story of a loser counterattacking and becoming the richest man is very interesting in any era. The flying news reports and Shen Tailun's influence made Shen Minyan a household name 20 years ago.
Tang Dou turned off the screen of his mobile phone and looked at the surveillance video.
In the picture, Shen Minyan is sitting beside the bed, looking tenderly at his little son who is sleeping soundly like a white ball on the bed.
All the hostility in the man disappeared, and he was enjoying the present life very much.
It turns out that Mr. Shen has such a legendary life experience. No wonder he is discussed more online than the new guests.
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Mumbling: I am dying from typing so much that I dare not even take a day off during the Chinese New Year. (Numb eyes)(Weak limbs, ruffled hair)(Already a useless person)(Sits at the computer desk, swearing)(Struggles)(Picks up the keyboard and starts writing the chapter outline)(Tap away and wish I were an octopus)
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